Campus ZILT · Dronten
What you are agreeing to, in plain English
This is a friendly explanation, not the contract itself. The contract you sign is the Dutch tenancy agreement. Read it in English here so nothing is a surprise.
1Who can live here
Campus ZILT is for any enrolled student — Dutch or international, at any recognised institution (not only Aeres). As long as you are studying, you are welcome. You should be 21 or older to qualify for Dutch housing benefit (see point 4).
You rent the studio for yourself and live there in person. You can't sublet it or let someone else use it without written permission from the landlord.
2It's a campus contract (students only)
Your tenancy is a campus contract: a tenancy made specifically for students under article 7:274d of the Dutch Civil Code. It runs for an indefinite period, so there is no fixed end date as long as you keep studying.
Once a year you may be asked for proof that you are still enrolled. This is normal for a campus contract and it keeps places free for the next students.
Status: this is still a draft. The final wording is set by the lawyer (juridisch adviseur).
3What you pay: net rent + service costs (not all-in)
Your rent is shown in clear parts — never as one vague all-in number. Dutch law requires service costs to be itemised, charged at cost and settled once a year. Here is the typical split:
| Item | Per month |
|---|---|
| Net rent (kale huur) | €933 |
| Service costs (at cost, settled annually) | €50 |
| Energy (your own usage, own meter — A+++ studio) | €80–€120 |
| Fibre / internet | €20 |
| Indicative all-in (for information only) | ~€570 |
Because the studio is self-contained — your own kitchen and your own bathroom, nothing shared — only the net rent counts towards Dutch housing benefit. Service costs, energy and internet do not. After housing benefit, the net rent can come down to roughly €410 a month (indicative, for a 21+ student).
You pay monthly, in advance, by direct debit. The net rent can be indexed once a year within the legal limits, always announced in writing beforehand.
4Free sign-up — you pay the deposit later
Signing up is free. No registration fee, no upfront payment, nothing to pay today. You reserve your studio for €0.
There is a deposit (a waarborgsom / security deposit), but you don't pay it when you register — you pay it later, at the key handover when your tenancy starts. The exact amount is in your contract.
So the honest version is simple: free to lock in your place now, pay when it's actually time to move in. The deposit and your first month's rent come at the start of the tenancy, not at sign-up.
Housing benefit (huurtoeslag). Because the studio is self-contained, you may be able to claim Dutch housing benefit if you meet the conditions of the Tax and Customs Administration / Benefits Office — among others: 21 or older, registered at this address in the Personal Records Database (BRP), and income and assets below the limits. The amounts on this site are indicative; check your own entitlement at belastingdienst.nl/toeslagen.
5A guarantor — only if you have little or no income
A guarantor is only needed if you have low or no income of your own. If you do need one, that person promises to step in if rent isn't paid — but only up to a capped maximum.
- The maximum is at most 4 months' rent, plus an equivalent amount to cover damage. The guarantor never owes more than that capped amount.
- The guarantor verifies their identity with a passport scan through an online verification app, and signs on their own device, in English alongside Dutch, so they fully understand what they are agreeing to.
- If the guarantor is married or has a registered partner, the partner's consent is also required (Dutch law).
The exact guarantor route and signature level are confirmed by the lawyer (juridisch adviseur) before go-live.
6Proving your identity: a passport scan
You verify your identity with a passport scan through a secure online verification app — the same kind of check banks use, with a liveness check. It works on your phone and takes a couple of minutes.
You then sign the agreement electronically. An electronic signature has the same legal force as a handwritten one. The whole flow — ID check and signing — is fully mobile, so you can do it from anywhere.
7If you stop studying
As long as you are studying, you live here. If you stop studying, your campus contract ends — and you then have 3 months to hand the studio back. That keeps places free for the next students.
You can also give notice yourself at any time, with a one-month notice period, in writing or through the tenant portal.
The 3-month period is indicative and is confirmed by the lawyer (juridisch adviseur).
8Dutch law, Dutch contract
The agreement is governed by Dutch law, and the binding text is the Dutch tenancy agreement. This English page exists so you understand it clearly before you sign — but if there is ever a difference between the two, the Dutch version prevails.
This is a draft explanation, pending legal review by onze juridisch adviseur. The figures above are read live from the site's central data and are indicative; the binding terms are those in the Dutch tenancy agreement and its annexes (condition report, house rules, and — where applicable — the guarantor's deed of suretyship).